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Ukiyo-e (Edo Period)

12,796 works

Woodblock print of a man in grey kimono holding prayer beads, with vertical Japanese calligraphy inscription beside him.

Memorial portrait of the actor Onoe Kikunosuke II

Toyohara Kunichika, 1897

Ukiyo-e print of two women in kimono, one kneeling with a tea cup, one standing and touching her hair, beside a hanging lante

Hour of the Snake (Mi no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono grooming their hair beside a black mirror stand, with a Japanese title car

Hour of the Horse (Uma no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki-style man in black kimono and blue hakama beneath a red zigzag border.

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1854

Woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono with ornate hairpins, one seated with a fan, beside a cartouche.

Hour of the Sheep (Hitsuji no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a standing man in green robes holding prayer beads, with calligraphy beside him, memorial portrait of acto

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Nakamura Tamasuke

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1838

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one in white with peonies, one in pink with blossoms, beside a han

Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki")

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one pouring water into a black basin, with a hanging calligraphic cartouche

Hour of the Cock (Tori no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a courtesan reading a long letter beside a kneeling attendant in green, with a writing box on a red mat.

Hour of the Dog (Inu no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Japanese woodblock print of women with a parasol and a boatman on a boat over rippling water, dated 1776.

Avondsneeuw te Sangendo

Torii Kiyonaga, 1776

Woodblock print of a woman in patterned kimono shielding herself from wind beneath hanging wisteria, by Torii Kiyonaga.

Vrouw in de wind

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

Three women on a veranda watch boats on a river at sunset in a Japanese woodblock print.

Avondregen te Susaki

Torii Kiyonaga, 1776

Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a red tray, the other tending a tea kettle.

Hour of the Boar (I no koku), from the series "Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Woodblock print of a courtesan with two attendant girls in ornate kimono and hair ornaments, walking together.

Courtisane Hitomachi uit het Tsutaya huis met haar kamuro Sanae en Matsuyo

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

Woodblock print of a man playing a bamboo flute below a veranda where women watch from behind a bamboo screen.

Nieuwjaarsoptreden

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

Woodblock print of two women in kimono glancing sideways beneath a blossoming cherry tree, with a seal at lower left.

Twee opzij kijkende courtisanes onder een bloesemende kersenboom

Torii Kiyonaga, 1779

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono on a wooden walkway by a bamboo fence, with an attendant kneeling nearby.

Avondboot te Tomigaoka

Torii Kiyonaga, 1779

Woodblock print of three women visiting a Jizo shrine with a stone lantern and hanging scrolls, by Torii Kiyonaga.

Drie vrouwen bezoeken een Jizo heiligdom

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a parasol and sword, with a bird in the sky.

Ochiyo en Hanbei nemen de benen

Torii Kiyonaga, 1780

Woodblock print of four boys playing on a veranda beside blooming pink peonies and a bamboo railing.

Vier jongens spelend bij een perkje met pioenrozen

Torii Kiyonaga, 1781

Woodblock print of two women and a girl in kimono beneath a blossoming cherry tree on grass.

Twee vrouwen en een meisje onder een bloesemende kersenboom

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Woodblock print of a bald man with a bundle beside a woman in a pink and grey kimono before a golden screen.

Acteur Iwai Hanshiro IV in het dagelijks leven

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Japanese woodblock print of two standing figures in kimono before seated musicians beneath a willow tree.

Acteurs Sawamura Sojuro III en Iwai Hanshiro IV als Jihei en Koharu

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Japanese woodblock print of women and a seated man in an interior with a tea kettle, shoji screen and bamboo, by Torii Kiyona

Het zesde voorschrift

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono, a flute-playing samurai, a lantern, bamboo, and an interior veranda scene.

Yoshitsune brengt een serenade aan Joruri hime

Torii Kiyonaga, 1783

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one standing and one kneeling with a dark robe, beside a lantern and text.

Hour of the Rat [12pm] (Ne no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794

Ink painting of a smiling seated monk beside a bundle of tea whisks, with calligraphy above and a brocade mount.

Monk Selling Ceremonial Tea Whisks

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1802

Woodblock print of a woman with an elaborate hairstyle holding a round pink fan, wearing a dark patterned kimono.

Takashima Ohisa

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a yellow floral kimono holding a black lacquer tray with a bowl, with calligraphy at l

Naniwaya Okita

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793

Utamaro woodblock print of a veiled woman under a parasol beside a dark-haired figure, with calligraphy above.

The Courtesan Umegawa and Chubei of the Courier Firm (Keisei Unegawa, Hikyakuya Chubei), from the series "True Feelin…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99

Woodblock print of a woman with long black hair, head tilted back, holding a round green fan beside her.

A Wife of the Middle Rank (Chubon no nyobo), from the series "A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tosei onna fuzo…

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1801/02

The Habit of Boisterousness (Sawagashiki kuse), from the series "Seven Bad Habits (Nakute nana kuse)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797